,EUROPE3 ,BETWE5 ,RAPE & ,RACISM 

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,AU?OR 3 ,CRIME?,9C4 

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,AS ,EUROPE DESC5DS FUR!R 9TO NATIONALISM & X5OPHOBIA1 WE >E SEE+ FEM9I/1 A!I/1 & PROGRESSIVE DISC\RSES APPROPRIAT$ TO S]VE REACTION>Y 5DS4 ,FOLL[+ ! ASSAULTS 9 ,COLOGNE & ! M$IA FE$+ FR5ZY AB\T 0MIGRANT VIOL5CE10 MANY PEOPLE HAVE /RUGGL$ TO F9D A WAY TO SPEAK AB\T ! SITUATION )\T M9IMIZ+ ! ISSUE ( SEXUAL ASSAULT OR CONTRIBUT+ TO ! DEMONIZATION ( MIGRANTS4 ,YET DISPLACEM5T & SEXUAL ASSAULT >E NOT DI/9CT ISSUES--!Y >E 9T]RELAT$ COMPON5TS ( A L>G] CONTEXT ?AT MU/ BE CONFRONT$ AS A :OLE4 

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,! PA/ DECADE HAS SE5 A S]IES ( CASCAD+ DISA/]S 9 ! ,MIDDLE ,EA/ & ,EUROPE4 ,FIR/1 !RE WAS ! BLOODY OCCUPATION ( ,AF<ANI/AN & ,IRAQ1 :I* DE/ABILIZ$ ! REGION & ULTIMATELY 5ABL$ ! ,ISLAMIC ,/ATE TO SEIZE WEAPONS & P[]4 ,!N A S]IES ( CIVIL W>S FROM ,MALI TO ,LIBYA & ,SYRIA1 COMB9$ ) ECONOMIC H>D%IP ?R\<\T ! REGION1 TRIGG]$ A MASS 9FLUX ( MIGRANTS SEEK+ A NEW LIFE 9 ,EUROPE4 ,9 RESPONSE1 ,EUROPEAN NATIONS CLOS$ !IR BORD]S & ATTEMPT$ TO TRAP MIGRANTS 9 9T]NM5T CAMPS4 ,!N1 9 ,NOVEMB]1 ,ISLAMI/ ATTACKS 9 ,P>IS GAVE ! ,FR5* GOV]NM5T AN EXCUSE TO DECL>E A /ATE ( EM]G5CY & 9T5SIFI$ ! MOM5TUM ( AN ALREADY VIOL5T BACKLA% AGA9/ MIGRANTS4 

,9 ?IS *>G$ 5VIRONM5T1 NEWS REPORTS CIRCULAT$ ?AT 0GANGS ( MIGRANTS0 HAD C>RI$ \T A S]IES ( SEXUAL ASSAULTS 9 ,COLOGNE & ELSE:]E >\ND ,EUROPE ON ,NEW ,YE>'S ,EVE4 ,A NEW S]IES ( X5OPHOBIC ATTACKS FOLL[$1 ALONG ) DEMON/RATIONS FROM ,PEGIDA & O!R NATIONALI/ GR\PS4 ,MANY DEMON/RATORS APPROPRIAT$ SLOGANS FROM ANTI-BORD] MOVEM5TS1 TRANS=M+ 0,REFUGEES ,WELCOME0 9TO 0,RAPEFUGEES ,NOT ,WELCOME0 & DEM&+ SECURITY = 0,=TRESS ,EUROPE0--! ,NAZI EXPRESSION = ,OCCUPI$ ,EUROPE DUR+ ! ,SECOND ,WORLD ,W>4 ,! OV]:ELM+ S5TIM5T FROM P>TICIPANTS WAS 0,WE NE$ TO PROTECT \R WOM540 

,ON ONE SIDE1 NATIONALI/S & FASCI/S S\<T TO EXPLOIT ! TRAUMA ( SEXUAL ASSAULT SURVIVORS AS A TOOL = PROMOT+ HATR$4 ,ON ! O!R1 MANY PEOPLE :O CONSID] !MSELVES TO BE FEM9I/S & ADVOCATES ( MIGRANTS' RI<TS /RUGGL$ TO F9D A WAY TO SPEAK AB\T ! SITUATION1 AFRAID ( M9IMIZ+ ! ISSUE ( SEXUAL ASSAULT OR CONTRIBUT+ TO ! DEMONIZATION ( MIGRANTS4 

,!SE >E PRECISELY ! SORT ( DIFFICULT SITUATIONS ?AT WE WILL BE CONFRONT+ AS ! WORLD SLIDES FUR!R 9TO CRISIS1 =C+ POPULATIONS 9TO CONFLICT & RUPTUR+ ! NEAT & TIDY N>RATIVES ( A SEEM+LY SIMPL] ]A4 ,IF WE DON'T DEVELOP A LANGUAGE ) :I* TO >TICULATE ! NUANCES ( SU* SITUATIONS1 REACTION>IES ( ALL /RIPES WILL HAVE A FREE H& TO CAPITALIZE ON !M4 ,9 MANY REGIONS1 OLD-FA%ION$ PROGRESSIVE POLITICS >E QUICKLY LOS+ GR\ND TO NEW WAVES ( NATIONALISM1 :ILE ! /ATE USES SECURITY CONC]NS AS A PRETEXT TO T>GET ANYONE PROPOS+ A RADICAL SOLUTION4 ,RA!R ?AN C$+ ! DISC\RSE TO ?OSE :O W\LD =CE US TO *OOSE BETWE5 OPPOS+ RAPE & OPPOS+ RACISM1 WE HAVE TO >TICULATE ! WAYS ?AT DISPLACEM5T & SEXUAL ASSAULT >E 9T]RELAT$ COMPON5TS ( A L>G] CONTEXT ( OPPRESSION ?AT HAS TO BE CONFRONT$ 9 ITS 5TIRETY4 

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,! 9VASION ( ,IRAQ 9 #bc OP5$ ! LATE/ *APT] 9 A HI/ORY ( COLONIAL 9T]V5TION 9 ! ,MIDDLE ,EA/ ?AT GOES BACK HUNDR$S ( YE>S4 ,SOON] OR LAT]1 ! CONSEQU5CES ( ?IS W]E B\ND TO REA* ,EUROPE4 ,9 #bae ALONE1 OV] A MILLION PEOPLE CROSS$ ! ,M$IT]RANEAN ,SEA1 MO/LY TO ,GREECE & ,ITALY1 !N CONT9U$ !IR J\RNEY FUR!R NOR?4 ,AT LEA/ #cgce PEOPLE DI$ OR W5T MISS+ ON ! SEA CROSS+1 9CLUD+ MANY *ILDR54 ,WELL OV] ?REE MILLION MORE PEOPLE >E CURR5TLY LIV+ 9 REFUGEE CAMPS 9 ,TURKEY1 ,LEBANON1 ,JORDAN1 ,IRAQ1 & ,NOR? ,AFRICA4 

,DO+ !IR BE/ TO CONCEAL !IR P>T 9 CREAT+ ?IS DISA/]1 ,EUROPE'S POLITICAL ELITES DUBB$ IT ! 0MIGRANT CRISIS40 ,?IS PHRASE R$UCES A COMPLEX SITUATION TO A QUE/ION ( SECURITY2 9 FACT1 ! CRISIS WAS NOT PRODUC$ BY MIGRATION1 BUT BY DE/ABILIZATION & BORD]S4 ,TASK+ SECURITY EXP]TS ) MANAG+ ! SITUATION1 ,EUROPEAN GOV]NM5TS ]ECT$ NEW BORD] WALLS1 EXP&$ ! AU?ORITY ( ! MILIT>Y1 DEHUMANIZ$ MIGRANTS1 & CRIM9ALIZ$ SOLID>ITY EF=TS4 

,G]MANY IS ONE ( ! PRIM>Y DE/9ATIONS MIGRANTS >E TRY+ TO REA*4 ,DESPITE ITS SUPPOS$ OP5 DOOR POLICY1 ,G]MANY HAS BE5 DIVID+ MIGRANTS 9TO DES]V+ & UNDES]V+1 WELCOME & UNWELCOME--! =M] BE+ MO/LY FROM ,SYRIA1 ,IRAQ & ,AF<ANI/AN1 ! LATT] MO/LY FROM ,NOR!RN ,AFRICA BUT ALSO FROM O!R W>-TORN >EAS SU* AS ,PAKI/AN1 ,SOMALIA1 & ,]ITREA4 ,?IS MEANS ?AT MANY MIGRANTS >E BE+ DEPORT$ TO C\NTRIES 9 :I* !IR LIVES >E 9 DANG]4 ,SWITZ]L&1 ,D5M>K1 & SOME S\!RN ,G]MAN /ATES HAVE BE5 CONFISCAT+ MONEY & VALUABLES FROM MIGRANTS1 AS WELL4 ,RI<T-W+ DISC\RSE MA9TA9S ?AT MO/ MIGRANTS 5T]+ ,EUROPE >E Y\NG M5--BUT 9 ,SLOV5IA1 ?R\< :I* NE>LY HALF A MILLION PEOPLE HAVE PASS$ 5 R\TE TO NOR!RN ,EUROPE1 ! (FICIAL NUMB]S 9DICATE ?AT ! MAJORITY ( ?OSE CROSS+ >E WOM5 & *ILDR54 ,ALMO/ #c REFUGEE HO/ELS HAVE BE5 ATTACK$ 9 ,G]MANY1 ) ! PACE ESCALAT+ T[>DS ! 5D ( #b#a#e4 

,?IS WAS ! CLIMATE 9 :I* ,COLOGNE'S #baf ,NEW ,YE>'S CELEBRATION TOOK PLACE4 

,ACCORD+ TO /ATE REPORTS1 APPROXIMATELY A ?\S& M5 0( ,>AB OR ,NOR? ,AFRICAN APPE>ANCE0 CONGREGAT$ >\ND ,COLOGNE'S ,C5TRAL ,/ATION1 :]E GR\PS SURR\ND$1 GROP$1 & ROBB$ WOM54 ,BY ! 5D ( ,JANU>Y1 OV] A ?\S& PEOPLE HAD FIL$ COMPLA9TS TO ! POLICE AB\T ?AT NI<T1 9CLUD+ ?REE RAPES & #dcc SEXUAL (F5SES2 *>GES HAVE BE5 FIL$ AGA9/ #dd PEOPLE1 T5 ( :OM >E 9 CU/ODY4 ,( ?OSE DETA9$ BY ! POLICE1 DOZ5S W]E ID5TIFI$ AS ASYLUM SEEK]S OR O!R MIGRANTS4 ,SIMIL> EV5TS W]E DESCRIB$ 9 ,HAMBURG1 ,FRANKFURT1 ,DORTMUND1 ,/UTTG>T1 & AS F> AS AWAY AS ,HELS9KI4 

,! EV5TS 9 ,COLOGNE W]E A W9DFALL = NATIONALI/S & X5OPHOBES :O HAD LONG LABOR$ TO BUILD A N>RATIVE FRAM+ MIGRANTS AS CRIM9ALS1 RAPI/S1 & PURVEYORS ( MILITANT ,ISLAM1 DESPITE ! FACT ?AT MANY ( !M >E FLEE+ ,ISLAMI/ VIOL5CE4 ,SUDD5LY1 ALL ! REPRESSIVE MEASURES ?AT GOV]NM5TS HAD C>RI$ \T OV] ! PREC$+ MON?S W]E RETROACTIVELY JU/IFI$4 

,H[ S]I\SLY %\LD WE TAKE ?IS /ORY AB\T A WAVE ( CRIME1 RAPE1 & MISOGYNY8 ,CONTR>Y TO RI<T-W+ PROPAG&A1 (FICIAL REPORTS %[ ?AT CRIME RATES AMONG MIGRANTS 9 ,G]MANY >E NO HI<] ?AN AMONG ,EUROPEAN CITIZ5S4 ,?IS IS SIGNIFICANT :5 WE CONSID] ?AT :ITE M5 >E MORE LIKELY TO BE TREAT$ L5I5TLY BY ! POLICE & C\RT SY/EM ?AN M5 ( COLOR4 

,AT ! SAME TIME1 WE %\LD NEV] R$UCE \R CONC]N ) SEXUAL ASSAULT TO A MATT] ( /ATI/ICS2 ! /ATE DOES NOT DOCUM5T ALL ! SEXUAL VIOL5CE ?AT TAKES PLACE1 NOR DOES IT (F] ANY CON/RUCTIVE RESPONSE TO IT4 ,LIKEWISE1 WE MU/ NOT RELATIVIZE SU* ATTACKS 9 A WAY ?AT TAKES !M = GRANT$4 ,WE CONSID] ! EV5TS 9 ,COLOGNE SIGNIFICANT BECAUSE WE OPPOSE ALL SEXUAL VIOL5CE1 :E!R ! P]PETRATORS >E FROM ! UPP] E*ELONS ( POLITICAL P>TIES OR ! MO/ OPPRESS$ SECTORS ( SOCIETY4 ,= US1 ! ATTACKS >E SPECIFIC ACTS ( H>M AGA9/ 9DIVIDUAL HUMAN BE+S1 NOT A PUBLIC RELATIONS NI<TM>E OR AN OPPORTUNITY TO PROMOTE AN IDEOLOGY4 ,ADDRESS+ SEXUAL VIOL5CE & H>ASSM5T IS ALWAYS IMPORTANT1 EV5 :5 NATIONALI/S ATTEMPT TO HIJACK ! DISCUSSION4 

,SO WE MU/ BEG9 FROM ! /&PO9T ( SOLID>ITY ) EV]YONE T>GET$ BY SEXUAL VIOL5CE1 :ILE REFUS+ /ATE & NATIONALI/ N>RATIVES AB\T H[ TO RESPOND4 ,WE NE$ NOT HAVE ! ILLUSION ?AT ALL MIGRANTS >E ABOVE REPROA* TO SEE ! VALUE 9 RESI/+ ! /ATE REPRESSION & RACI/ VIOL5CE DIRECT$ AT !M4 ,ON ! CONTR>Y1 S9CE DIFF]5T =MS ( VIOL5CE RE9=CE EA* O!R1 WE RECOGNIZE ?AT ! MORE EFFECTIVE WE >E 9 9T]RUPT+ ! VIOL5CE ( GOV]NM5TS & NATIONALI/S1 ! MORE CAPABLE WE >E LIKELY TO BE ( PUTT+ AN 5D TO SEXUAL VIOL5CE & MISOGYNY4 

,! BE/ WAY TO C\NT] NATIONALI/S' ATTEMPT TO EXPLOIT ! ,COLOGNE ATTACKS IS TO TAKE ! 9ITIATIVE AGA9/ RAPE & MISOGYNY \RSELVES1 :ILE DEBUNK+ RACI/ N>RATIVES AB\T :O ! MAJORITY ( RAPI/S & MISOGYNI/S >E4 ,LIKEWISE1 ONE ( ! WAYS TO PUT A /OP TO SEXUAL VIOL5CE IS TO OPPOSE ! SEGREGATION1 REPRESSION1 & X5OPHOBIA ?AT FRACTURES ! POPULATION 9TO MUTUALLY HO/ILE FACTIONS4 ,?IS IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT 9 ! CURR5T CLIMATE ( HATR$1 :5 NATIONALI/S1 ,ISLAMI/S1 & M$IA \TLETS >E ALL B5T ON REPRES5T+ US TO EA* O!R 9 WAYS ?AT BRE$ DI/RU/ & VIOL5CE4 ,ALL ( !M HAVE AN 9T]E/ 9 FOM5T+ A RELIGI\S W>1 DIVID+ ,EUROPEANS & MIGRANTS BETWE5 ! RIVAL CAMPS ( ,LE ,P5 & AL-,BA<DADI SO WE WILL NOT F9D COMMON CAUSE AGA9/ LEAD]S & W>S TOGE!R4 ,& ! MORE FE>1 ! MORE CONFLICT1 ! LESS TRU/1 ! LESS MUTUAL ACC\NTABILITY444 ! MORE SEXUAL ASSAULTS4 

,RACI/ N>RATIVES ASIDE1 WE CAN'T RULE \T ! POSSIBILITY ?AT AS NATIONALI/ VIOL5CE 9T5SIFIES1 MANY ( ?OSE :O >E T>GET$ WILL TURN TO ANTI-SOCIAL ACTIVITY4 ,ALREADY1 WE HAVE SE5 H[ ! ALI5ATION ?AT L$ TO ! ,BANLIEU RIOTS 9 #be IS N[ (F]+ A F]TILE RECRUIT+ FIELD TO ,I,S,I,S4 ,?IS IS YET ANO!R EXAMPLE ( H[ REACTION>Y MOVEM5TS & SOCIAL CONFLICTS SPR+ UP :]EV] WE FAIL TO DEMON/RATE ! VIRTUES ( FI<T+ = TOTAL LIB]ATION4 ,UNLESS WE ACT EFFECTIVELY AGA9/ NATIONALISM & MISOGYNY N[1 WE WILL F9D \RSELVES MORE & MORE ALONE 9 \R EF=TS TO PROMOTE A WORLD 9 :I* PEOPLE >E NOT DIVID$ ALONG L9ES ( G5D]1 CITIZ5%IP1 E?NICITY1 & RELIGION4 

,DEF5D+ ,US )\T ,\R ,CONS5T 

,! DEM& = MORE POLIC+ COMPLEM5TS ! MILIT>IZATION ( ! BORD]S4 ,9 A SOCIETY 9 :I* ! FUNCTION ( POLICE HAS ALWAYS BE5 TO PRES]VE ! /ATE & MALE PRIVILEGE1 POLICE WILL NEV] BE ON ! SIDE ( WOM5 & O!RS T>GET$ BY SEXUAL VIOL5CE4 ,IF SEXUAL VIOL5CE IS REALLY ! ISSUE1 IT W\LD BE MORE EFFECTIVE TO PROMOTE SELF-DEF5SE & MUTUAL AID BETWE5 T>GET$ GR\PS4 ,BUT ! NATIONALI/S :O >E SUDD5LY TALK+ AB\T RAPE & MISOGYNY W]E NOT EXACTLY VOLUNTE]+ AT DOME/IC VIOL5CE %ELT]S & RAPE CRISIS C5T]S BE=E ,NEW ,YE>'S ,EVE4 

,9 FACT1 ! N>RATIVE ?AT WOM5 >E BE+ VICTIMIZ$ BY PEOPLE ( A RIVAL E?NIC OR RELIGI\S GR\P IS ! OLDE/ TOOL 9 ! NATIONALI/ TOOLBOX4 ,IT IS EASY TO REVIVE ?IS N>RATIVE :5EV] IT IS CONV5I5T BECAUSE1 9 A PATRI>*AL SOCIETY1 ASSAULTS AGA9/ WOM5 >E ALWAYS TAK+ PLACE1 SO NATIONALI/S CAN EMPHASIZE OR CONCEAL !M AS IT S]VES !IR PURPOSES4 ,ONE ( ! EASIE/ WAYS TO JU/IFY VIOL5CE IS TO >GUE ?AT IT WILL PREV5T OR AV5GE VIOL5CE AGA9/ ! 9NOC5T & DEF5SELESS--SO 9 ?IS N>RATIVE1 WOM5 >E ALWAYS PORTRAY$ AS VICTIMS ON :OSE BEHALF O!RS MU/ TAKE ACTION4 

,LOCAL ,EUROPEANS1 NOT MIGRANTS1 >E RESPONSIBLE = MO/ RAPES 9 ,EUROPE4 ,AGA91 ?IS IS NOT A JU/IFICATION = M9IMIZ+ OR RELATIVIZ+ ! ATTACKS ?AT TOOK PLACE 9 ,COLOGNE4 ,BUT ! EV5TS 9 ,COLOGNE MU/ NOT BE US$ TO JU/IFY FUR!R ATTACKS & RACISM 9 ! NAME ( ! WOM5 :O W]E ASSAULT$4 

,LET'S LOOK AT SOME E>LI] 9/ANCES ( ?IS N>RATIVE AB\T DEF5D+ WOM54 ,9 ! LATE #a#i? & E>LY #b? C5TURY1 ?\S&S ( BLACK M5 9 ,U,S W]E LYN*$2 MANY ( !SE KILL+S W]E JU/IFI$ ) RHETORIC AB\T PROTECT+ :ITE WOM54 ,9 #a#i#b#c1 AN 5TIRE BLACK COMMUNITY WAS MASSACR$ 9 ,FLORIDA 9 RESPONSE TO RUMORS ?AT A BLACK MAN HAD SEXUALLY ASSAULT$ A :ITE WOMAN4 ,9 #a#i#e#e1 :ITE M5 KILL$ A #a#d-YE>-OLD BOY ACCUS$ ( FLIRT+ ) A :ITE WOMAN4 ,9 SOME CASES1 LYN*+S OCCURR$ AS A RESULT ( :ITE WOM5 REPORT+ ?AT !Y HAD BE5 RAP$ 9 ORD] TO CONCEAL !IR LOVE AFFAIRS2 9 O!R CASES1 LYN*+S W]E PROVOK$ BY ! JEAL\SY ( HUSB&S4 ,EV5 EXPLICITLY CONS5SUAL SEXUAL RELATION%IPS BETWE5 :ITE WOM5 & BLACK M5 W]E 9T]PRET$ AS SEXUAL ATTACKS4 

,:O [NS :ITE WOM5'S SEXUALITY8 ,SEXUAL ACCESS TO :ITE WOM5 HAS BE5 TRADITIONALLY SE5 BY :ITE SOCIETY AS A PRIVILEGE RES]V$ = :ITE M5 AS A SYMBOL ( !IR AU?ORITY4 ,?IS LEGACY CONT9UES UP TO TODAY4 ,9 ,JUNE #b#a#e1 #b#a-YE>-OLD ,DYLANN ,RO( 5T]$ ,EMANUEL ,AFRICAN ,ME?ODI/ ,EPISCOPAL ,*UR* 9 ,*>LE/ON1 ,S\? ,C>OL9A1 ANN\NC+ 0,Y\ RAPE \R WOM51 & Y\'RE TAK+ OV] \R C\NTRY1 & Y\ HAVE TO GO40 ,HE %OT & KILL$ N9E PEOPLE4 

,DESPITE ! G5]AL AGREEM5T ?AT ?IS WAS A :ITE SUPREMACI/ HATE CRIME1 ,RO( WAS REPRES5T$ TO ! PUBLIC AS AN UN=TUNATE1 M5TALLY TR\BL$ 9DIVIDUAL4 ,BY CONTRA/1 :5 ,MUSLIMS 5GAGE 9 VIOL5T ACTS1 PUNDITS >E QUICK TO ID5TIFY ?OSE ACTS AS T]RORISM1 BECAUSE SU* ACTS >E SUPPOS$LY AN 9H]5T P>T ( ,MUSLIM ID5TITY4 

,IF WE COMP>E ! LYN*+S 9 ! ,AM]ICAN ,S\? ) ! REV5GE ATTACKS ON MIGRANTS AFT] ! NEWS SPREAD FROM ,COLOGNE1 WE SEE TWO CORRELATIONS4 ,FIR/1 SU* REV5GE ATTACKS >E R&OMLY DIRECT$ AT MEMB]S ( A GR\P ?AT IS PORTRAY$ AS AN UNDIFF]5TIAT$ :OLE--9 O!R WORDS1 !Y >E RACI/ VIOL5CE1 PURE & SIMPLE4 ,SECOND1 EV5 9 ! CASES :]E SEXUAL ASSAULTS HAD 9 FACT TAK5 PLACE1 ! RESULT+ ATTACKS W]E NOT DIRECT$ BY ! SURVIVORS & 9VOLV$ NO REAL ATTEMPT TO A*IEVE ACC\NTABILITY OR TAKE MEASURES AGA9/ SEXISM4 

,SU* CLAIMS ( [N]%IP OV] WOM5'S BODIES & SEXUALITY (T5 CO9CIDE ) W>4 ,DUR+ ! ,BALKAN W>S AT ! BEG9N+ ( ! #a#i#iS1 BETWE5 T5 & SIXTY ?\S& 7MO/LY ,MUSLIM7 WOM5 W]E RAP$ 9 =M] ,YUGOSLAVIA1 (T5 REPEAT$LY1 9 FRONT ( FAMILY MEMB]S1 OR 9 SPECIAL CAMPS4 ,S5SATIONALI/ M$IA REPORT+ TOOK NO /EPS TO PROTECT ! ID5TITIES ( WOM5 :O W]E RAP$1 :ILE CREAT+ A DISC\RSE ( VICTIMIZATION & ]AS+ ! VOICES ( ! SURVIVORS4 

,MO/ 7MALE7 POLITICIANS 9T]PRET$ ! MASS RAPES AS AN ATTACK ON NATIONAL SOV]EIGNTY4 ,!Y DR[N$ \T ! VOICES ( RAPE SURVIVORS BY SPEAK+ OV] !M1 PRES5T+ !M AS VICTIMS 9 ORD] TO FI<T W>S 9 ! NAME ( !IR HONOR REG>DLESS ( :AT ! SURVIVORS ACTUALLY WANT$4 ,!Y R$UC$ ! SURVIVORS TO !IR E?NICITIES--TO PLAY+ PIECES 9 AN E?NIC CONFLICT4 ,! T>GETS ( RAPE W]E NOT 9DIVIDUAL HUMAN BE+S1 BUT ,BOSNIANS1 ,S]BS1 ,CROATS4 ,?IS DISC\RSE WAS HE>D FROM ALL SIDES 9 ! ,BALKAN CONFLICTS3 ! SURVIVORS W]E 0!IR WOM540 ,NOT SURPRIS+LY1 ?OSE SAME M5 SOCIALLY REJECT$ SURVIVORS :O BECAME PREGNANT AS A RESULT ( RAPE2 MANY ( !IR *ILDR5 >E /ILL ORPHANS 9 ,BOSNIA TODAY4 

,ALREADY 9 ! #a#i#iS1 ,BALKAN FEM9I/S ID5TIFI$ MASS RAPES AS ATTACKS AGA9/ SPECIFIC WOM51 NOT JU/ AGA9/ AN E?NICITY1 & OP5LY OPPOS$ ! W> ITSELF4 ,MANY WOM5 ORGANIZ$ 9=MAL MUTUAL AID = SURVIVORS DUR+ ! W>1 REFUS+ TO P]MIT ! C>E ( RAP$ WOM5 TO BE LEFT UP TO /ATE 9/ITUTIONS4 ,!SE FEM9I/S W]E BR&$ TRAITORS2 (T51 !Y W]E ASSAULT$ !MSELVES4 ,9 #a#i#i#b1 AN 9FAM\S >TICLE 9 ! ,CROATIAN NEWSPAP] ,GLOBUS CLAIM$ ?AT 0,CROATIAN FEM9I/S >E RAP+ ,CROATIA40 

,H]E WE SEE H[ WOM5'S ATTEMPTS TO DEF5D !MSELVES NOT ONLY AGA9/ ASSAULT BUT ALSO AGA9/ UNS\<T 0DEF5SE0 PLACE !M \TSIDE ! N>R[ ZONE ( PROTECTION AF=D$ UND] PATRI>*Y4 ,9S(> AS M5 OR ! NATION ITSELF >E UND]/OOD AS [N+ ! FEMALE BODY1 WOM5'S BODIES WILL BE CONSID]$ A RES\RCE TO BE CONTROLL$ OR ATTACK$ DUR+ W>TIME--& ! DESIRE TO [N OR ATTACK WOM5'S BODIES WILL FUNCTION AS AN 9C5TIVE TO GO TO W>4 ,RA!R ?AN UND]/&+ RAPE AS A WEAPON ( W> 9 A WAY ?AT CREATES ! DEM& = O!R WEAPONS ( W> TO BE DEPLOY$ 9 RESPONSE1 WE CAN SET \T TO OPPOSE RAPE 9 WAYS ?AT ALSO OPPOSE W> ITSELF4 ,?IS (F]S SOME 9SI<T 9TO H[ WE MI<T RESPOND TO ! EV5TS 9 ,COLOGNE4 

,NATIONALI/S >5'T 9T]E/$ 9 PROTECT+ ANYONE--!Y JU/ SEEK TO JU/IFY ! VIOL5CE !Y HOPE TO P]PETRATE4 ,! RHETORIC ( PROTECTION IS A ?9LY VEIL$ ?REAT4 

0,LET'S ,RAPE ,LEFTI/ ,WOM560 

,TODAY'S NATIONALI/S ASPIRE TO PRES]VE ,EUROPE AS A GAT$ COMMUNITY2 !IR ASPIRATIONS >E C\*$ 9 ! LANGUAGE ( PROP]TY [N]%IP4 ,AT ! BEG9N+ ( ! MIGRANT CRISIS1 !Y ASS]T$ [N]%IP ( ! T]RITORY ( ! /ATE3 0,WE MU/ DEF5D \R BORD]S AGA9/ MIGRANTS40 ,!N !Y ASS]T$ [N]%IP ( !IR ROLES 9 CAPITALI/ PRODUCTION3 0,! MIGRANTS >E GO+ TO TAKE \R JOBS40 ,LAT]1 !Y TOOK IT UPON !MSELVES TO PROTECT !IR P]V]T$ V]SION ( MULTICULTURALISM3 0,WE MU/ DEF5D \R LANGUAGE1 CULTURE1 & TRADITIONS FROM MIGRANTS40 ,F9ALLY1 !Y HAVE />T$ TO CLAIM [N]%IP ( FEMALE BODIES AS WELL3 0,WE MU/ DEF5D \R WOM5 FROM MIGRANT RAPI/S40 

,?IS PORTRAYAL ( MIGRANTS AS T]RORI/S :O RAPE ,EUROPEAN WOM5 IS NO?+ NEW2 IT HAS PLAY$ A C5TRAL ROLE 9 RI<T-W+ POLITICAL PROPAG&A = DECADES4 ,?IS IS ! ,O!R--! ,=EIGN]1 ! ,P]PETRATOR--:O EXI/S 9 RELATION TO ! ,EUROPEAN :ITE MAN1 ! ,PROTECTOR4 ,! EV5TS ( ,NEW ,YE>'S ,EVE ONLY CONFIRM$ A N>RATIVE ?AT HAD LONG BE5 CIRCULAT+ ON RI<T-W+ BLOGS & MESSAGE BO>DS1 CATAPULT+ IT ONTO ! FRONT PAGE ( ! MA9/REAM NEWS4 

,! N>RATIVE ?AT 0MIGRANTS >E RAPI/S0 5C\RAGES HATR$ T[>DS ALL MIGRANTS AS A S+LE HOMOG5\S POPULATION4 ,9 ,EUROPE1 P>TICUL>LY 9 ! S\!A/1 ?IS IDEA ?AT A GIV5 E?NIC GR\P HAS AN 9BORN PROP5SITY = CRIME HAS HI/ORICALLY BE5 ASSOCIAT$ ) ! ,ROMA POPULATION4 ,NEWS REPORTS ( ASSAULTS BY NON:ITE 9DIVIDUALS HAVE ALWAYS SPECIFI$ E?NIC1 NATIONAL1 OR RACIAL DESCRIPTORS--0,A Y\NG MIGRANT 7OR BLACK1 OR ,ROMANI7 MAN RAP$ A WOMAN0--:ILE :ITE M5 FROM ! DOM9ANT E?NIC GR\P >E NOT SIMIL>LY ID5TIFI$4 

,TODAY1 ?IS SORT ( RACISM IS (T5 CONCEAL$ UND] ! >GUM5T ?AT ,ISLAM IS 9H]5TLY MORE VIOL5T & OPPRESSIVE ?AN O!R RELIGIONS4 ,EV5 SETT+ ASIDE ! OBVI\S C\NT]>GUM5TS 7! ,9QUISITION1 ! =CIBLE CONV]SION ( ! ,AM]ICAS1 SLAV]Y & G5OCIDE 9 ,AFRICA1 ABORTION CL9IC BOMB+S1 ,&]S ,BREVIK4447 IT'S CLE> ?AT ?IS N>RATIVE FUNCTIONS TO JU/IFY ! SAME COLONIALI/ 9T]V5TIONISM ?AT PRODUC$ ! RISE ( FUNDAM5TALI/ ,ISLAM 9 ! FIR/ PLACE4 ,NATIONALI/S >E TRY+ TO COOPT PROGRESSIVE & RADICAL IDEAS1 9CLUD+ A!I/ CRITIQUES ( RELIGION AS A :OLE1 TO CRAFT A /ORY 9 :I* ! CIVILIZ$ ,WE/ IS =C$ TO DO BATTLE ) SUP]/ITI\S RELIGI\S B>B>IANS4 ,EV5 SOME O/5SIBLY AN>*I/ GR\PS HAVE PUBLI%$ TEXTS ?AT ASS]T ?IS N>RATIVE4 ,9 FACT1 IF Y\R GOAL IS TO UND]M9E ! REPRESSIVE CULTURAL VALUES ASSOCIAT$ ) SOME =MS ( ,ISLAM1 IT IS MORE EFFECTIVE TO SUPPORT REBELS 9 ,MUSLIM COMMUNITIES ?AN TO DEMONIZE ,MUSLIMS AS A :OLE4 

,! GOAL ( !SE N>RATIVES IS TO R5D] IT IMPOSSIBLE TO IMAG9E A WORLD )\T BORD]S4 ,:OEV] REJECTS NATIONALISM IS BR&$ NAIVE--0,:AT W\LD Y\ SAY IF !Y RAP$ Y\1 OR Y\R SI/] OR MO!R OR DAU<T] OR WIFE80--OR ELSE AS A SUPPORT] ( RAPE4 ,RI<T-W+ RHETORIC ALLEG+ ?AT 0,WE/]N WOM50 >E TO BE 0SACRIFIC$ ON ! ALT] ( MASS MIGRATION0 9 A 0RAPE EPIDEMIC0 AIMS TO DIVIDE RADICAL MOVEM5TS BETWE5 TWO SUBJECTS WE HAVE WORK$ H>D TO PU% 9TO ! PUBLIC AW>5ESS--RAPE CULTURE & MIGRANT SOLID>ITY4 ,NATIONALI/S >E ESPECIALLY EAG] TO =CE ?IS DIVISION1 S9CE !Y HAVE A LOT TO BE DEF5SIVE AB\T :5 IT COMES TO MISOGYNY4 

,IF IT IS POSSIBLE TO MAKE SU* A DI/9CTION 9 ! FIR/ PLACE1 IT IS ONLY BECAUSE ?OSE CRITIQUES REA*$ ! PUBLIC 9 A WAT]$-D[N S+LE-ISSUE LIB]AL =M4 ,LIKEWISE1 ! /ORYL9E ( MAN AS PROTECTOR OR P]PETRATOR & WOMAN AS VICTIM ONLY RE9=CES ! G5D] B9>Y1 PRESSUR+ PEOPLE TO ADH]E TO !IR ASSIGN$ G5D]S = FE> ( BECOM+ T>GETS4 ,CLAIM+ TO PROTECT WOM5 IS A WAY TO POLICE EV]YONE'S G5D] & SEXUALITY4 

,BY ! SAME TOK51 AS SOON AS !Y SPEAK \T AB\T ! L9KS BETWE5 SEXUAL VIOL5CE & RACISM1 WOM5 >E CONSID]$ LEGITIMATE T>GETS = ! SAME ASSAULTS :ITE M5 CLAIM TO BE PROTECT+ !M FROM4 ,9 ,SLOV5IA'S CAPITAL ,LJUBLJANA1 GRAFFITI APPE>$ >\ND ! CITY PROCLAIM+ ,POSILMO ,LEVIC>KE1 0,LET'S RAPE LEFTI/ WOM540 ,9 ,SLOV5IA1 0LEVIC>KE0 IS A RI<T-W+ SLUR REF]R+ EXPLICITLY TO AN>*I/S1 QUE]S1 & O!R ANTIFASCI/S & FEM9I/S4 ,! MESSAGE IS CLE>3 EV]YONE :O DOES NOT L9E UP TO SUPPORT ! NATION & :ITE MANHOOD IS A TRAITOR :O %\LD BE TAU<T A LESSON4 ,MEAN:ILE1 SOCIAL C5T]S ?R\<\T ,EUROPE ?AT %[ SOLID>ITY ) MIGRANTS HAVE BE5 T>GET$ ) ! SAME VIOL5CE AIM$ AT MIGRANT HO/ELS4 

,LIKEWISE1 A MON? AFT] ,NEW ,YE>'S ,EVE1 :ITE ,G]MANS GROP$ A REPORT] :O WAS SPEAK+ LIVE ON TELEVISION 9 ,COLOGNE4 ,SO LONG AS ! IDEA PREVAILS ?AT WOM5 >E M5'S PROP]TY1 ALL WOM5 CAN EXPECT TO BE TREAT$ ?US1 EV5 ?OSE :O DON'T ?REAT5 ! NATIONALI/ AG5DA4 ,NATIONALI/S >5'T 9T]E/$ 9 PROTECT+ ANYONE--!Y JU/ NE$ A WAY TO POPUL>IZE ! VIOL5CE !Y WI% TO P]PETRATE AGA9/ MIGRANTS & WOM5 ALIKE4 ,! RHETORIC ( PROTECTION IS A ?9LY VEIL$ ?REAT4 

,NATIONALI/ VIOL5CE CONT9UES ! PROCESS ( SIL5C+ ?AT BEGAN ) ! SEXUAL ASSAULTS1 9 ?AT IT REPLACES & DR[NS \T ! VOICES ( ! SURVIVORS :O %\LD BE ! ONES SPEAK+ 9 ! FIR/ PLACE4 ,=EMO/ AMONG ?OSE >E ! MIGRANTS :O >E !MSELVES T>GET$ = SEXUAL ASSAULT & H>ASSM5T4 ,WOM5 TRAVEL+ FROM ,TURKEY TO ,GREECE & NOR? ?R\< ! ,BALKANS 9TO ! ,EUROPEAN ,UNION HAVE REPORT$ BE+ SEXUALLY ASSAULT$ & H>ASS$ AT EV]Y /AGE 9 ! J\RNEY4 ,9 ! TRANSIT CAMPS ( ,CROATIA1 ,GREECE1 & ,HUNG>Y1 :]E !Y >E =C$ TO SLEEP 9 ! SAME SPACES AS M5 & TO USE SAME %[] & TOILET FACILITIES :ILE BE+ WAT*$1 SOME /OPP$ EAT+ OR DR9K+ 9 ORD] TO AVOID HAV+ TO USE ! TOILETS4 ,!Y >E (T5 PRESSUR$ TO (F] SEXUAL FAVORS TO SMUGGL]S1 CAMP GU>DS OR O!R SECURITY P]SONNEL1 OR O!R MIGRANTS4 ,IF NATIONALI/S W]E TRULY CONC]N$ AB\T SEXUAL ASSAULT1 !Y W\LD BEG9 ) :AT MIGRANTS HAVE BE5 GO+ ?R\<4 

,SEXUAL VIOL5CE ?REAT5S PEOPLE EV]Y:]E ?AT !RE >E 0SECURE BORD]S0 & MILIT>Y CONTROLS4 ,9 ! PROCESS ( CROSS+ ! BORD] BETWE5 ,MEXICO & ! ,U,S1 ALMO/ #h P]C5T ( WOM5 FROM ,C5TRAL ,AM]ICA >E RAP$ BY GOV]NM5T (FICIALS1 C>TELS1 GUIDES1 OR O!R MIGRANTS4 ,IT JU/ CAME \T ?AT M9ORS W]E RAP$ BY ,UNIT$ ,NATIONS PEACEKEEP+ UNITS 9 ,C5TRAL ,AFRICAN ,REPUBLIC1 FOLL[+ LA/ YE>'S REVELATION ?AT ,U,N TROOPS HAD SEXUALLY ABUS$ *ILDR5 9 ,C5TRAL ,AFRICAN ,REPUBLIC AS WELL AS MORE ?AN #b WOM5 & *ILDR5 9 ,HAITI4 

,IT IS NO CO9CID5CE ?AT SO MANY RAPES >E P]PETRAT$ BY REPRES5TATIVES ( ! /ATE4 ,PUTT+ SOME PEOPLE 9 A POSITION ( P[] OV] O!RS /RUCTURALLY 9CREASES ! LIKELIHOOD ( RAPE4 ,SEXUAL ASSAULTS (T5 OCCUR )9 HI]>*ICAL 9/ITUTIONS SU* AS PRISONS1 M5TAL HEA? 9/ITUTIONS1 *UR*ES1 S*OOLS1 (FICES1 & HET]ONORMATIVE FAMILIES 9 :I* ! SAME /RUCTURES ?AT >E SUPPOS$ TO PROTECT PEOPLE R5D] !M VULN]ABLE4 ,IF WE GRANT ?AT MISOGYNY & SEXUAL ASSAULT EXI/ 9 ,MUSLIM COMMUNITIES--CIT+1 = EXAMPLE1 ! SEXUAL ASSAULTS 9 ,TAHRIR ,SQU>E1 :I* ,EGYPTIAN BLACK BLOC AN>*I/S TOOK ! LEAD 9 RESI/+--?AT DOESN'T MEAN ?AT :ITE ,EUROPE IS FREE ( RAPE OR SEXISM4 ,!Y JU/ DON'T COME TO LI<T AS (T5 BECAUSE ! P]PETRATORS >E PROTECT$ BY !IR /ATUS4 

,! C5TRAL QUE/ION H]E IS NOT :O ! RAPI/S >E1 BUT H[ TO RESPOND TO SEXUAL ASSAULT & RAPE CULTURE 9 A WAY ?AT PUTS AN 5D TO !M4 ,IMPOS+ MORE CO]CIVE =CE1 EXAC]BAT+ P[] IMBALANCES1 & CREAT+ MORE CONFLICTS BETWE5 0PEOPLES0 WILL ONLY 9T5SIFY ! FACTORS ?AT PRODUCE RAPE 9 ! FIR/ PLACE4 ,! FI<T AGA9/ SEXUAL ASSAULT & PATRI>*Y CANNOT PRIORITIZE ANY SPECIFIC GR\P1 CULTURE1 SOCIETY1 OR T]RITORY4 ,SEXUALIZ$ VIOL5CE EXI/S 9 A FE$BACK LOOP ) O!R =MS ( PATRI>*Y1 HET]OSEXISM1 TRANS OPPRESSION1 AGEISM & OPPRESSION ( Y\?1 COLONIALISM1 & G5OCIDE4 ,TO FI<T ANY ( !SE EFFECTIVELY1 WE HAVE TO FI<T ALL ( !M4 

,IT'S ,UP TO ,US 

,RACISM & FASCISM HAVE GOTT5 A MAKEOV] 9 ,EUROPE1 CA/+ (F ! OLD UNI=MS 9 FAVOR ( SUITS & TIES4 ,MEAN:ILE1 MANY PREVI\SLY APOLITICAL PEOPLE >E EMBRAC+ X5OPHOBIA1 BLAM+ ALL ! PROBLEMS CAUS$ BY CAPITALISM ON ! MO/ VULN]ABLE & M>G9ALIZ$4 ,AS DISC\RSES & P[] ALLIANCES >E RECONFIGUR$ 9 ?IS CONTEXT1 WE MU/ BE C>EFUL NOT TO BE DRAWN 9TO ! N>RATIVES ( \R 5EMIES4 

,NO /ATE OR NATIONALI/ SECURITY C\LD (F] US ! SAFETY ?AT COMES FROM SOCIAL TIES & SOLID>ITY ?AT EXT5D ACROSS ! L9ES ( E?NICITY & RELIGION4 ,JU/ AS WE SEEK TO UNLE>N \R [N SEXISM & TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY = ! WAYS WE DO H>M TO O!RS1 WE HAVE TO UND]/& \R WORLD AS A S+LE UNIFI$ SPACE 9 :I* NEI!R EXCLUSION NOR CO]CION WILL PUT AN 5D TO MISOGYNY & SEXUAL VIOL5CE4 ,! SOLUTION TO SEXUAL ASSAULT HAS NEV] BE5 TO EXT]NALIZE ! PROBLEM BEH9D B>S OR ACROSS BORD]S4 ,! FI<T AGA9/ SEXISM IS NOT A FI<T AGA9/ SOME?+ EXT]NAL1 BUT AGA9/ ALL ID5TITIES ?AT >E CON/RUCT$ )9 G5D]$ MATRICES ( P[]1 9CLUD+ \R [N ID5TITIES4 ,?IS IS A FI<T WE CAN %>E ) MIGRANTS1 ) SURVIVORS1 ) EV]YONE :O HAS A /AKE 9 CREAT+ A DIFF]5T WORLD4 

,! NATIONALI/S HAVE NO REAL PLAN = PUTT+ AN 5D TO ! VIOL5CE !Y PRET5D TO OPPOSE4 ,!IR /RATEGIES ( DIVISION CAN ONLY EXAC]BATE IT--& P]HAPS ?AT IS !IR TRUE 9T5TION4 ,DEHUMANIZ+ OR DEPORT+ MIGRANTS WILL /R5G!N ! POSITION ( ! ,ISLAMIC ,/ATE1 ,ANS> ,D9E1 ,BOKO ,H>AM1 & O!R GR\PS :O WANT TO CREATE A SITUATION 9 :I* ,MUSLIMS HAVE NO *OICE EXCEPT TO JO9 !IR RELIGI\S W>4 ,?IS MAKES IT ALL ! MORE PRESS+ TO E/ABLI% A COMMON /RUGGLE ) MIGRANTS :ILE DEMON/RAT+ EMP[]+ & 9CLUSIVE SOLUTIONS TO ! PROBLEM ( SEXUAL VIOL5CE4 ,RAPE & RACISM >E MANIFE/ATIONS ( ! SAME ?+4 ,LET'S FI<T !M TOGE!R4 

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